TY - BOOK AU - Perdue, Leo G. TI - Reconstructing Old Testament theology : after the collapse of history SN - 0-8006-3716-X PY - 2005/// CY - Minneapolis PB - Fortress Press KW - Bible. -- Old Testament -- Theology -- History -- 20th century. Bible. -- Old Testament -- Theology. Bible. -- Old Testament N2 - Purdue investigates how a variety of perspectives and methodologies have impacted how the Old Testament is read in the twenty-first century including: literary criticism; rhetorical criticism, feminist, womanist, and mujerista theologies, liberation theology; Jewish theology; postmodernism; and postcolonialism. He provides a sensitive reading of the aims of these approaches as well as providing critique and setting them in their various cultural contexts. In his conclusion, the author provides a look at the future and how these various voices and approaches will continue to impact how we carry out Old Testament theology. --from publisher description ER -